October 11, 2019 – On September 19, 2019, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office responded to a business in the 13000 block of Grass Valley Avenue, up near the airport. The reporting party advised her purse (filled with personal items) had been stolen from inside the business. After reviewing surveillance footage, she noticed an unknown white […]
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Two arrested after pursuit from Lake Vera/Purdon to Pittsburg Road in Nevada City
October 3, 2019 – On the evening of October 2nd, 2019 the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office received a call of suspicious activity in the 15000 block of Lake Vera – Purdon Road in Nevada City. A newer, red, Chevy Camaro was spotted parked near a residence and two male subjects were associated with the vehicle. […]
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Suspect arrested for false imprisonment, kidnapping, and sexual battery at the Hot Spot Smoke Shop
June 24, 2019 – On 6-23-2019, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Patrol division responded to southern Nevada County for the report of a sexual battery. Deputies learned a 20-year-old female entered the Hot Spot Smoke Shop, located in the 10000 block of Combie Road, and attempted to purchase an item. While in the business, the […]
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Three arrested for allegedly shooting, beating and running over a man on Mustang Valley Place
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. June 19th, 2019 – In the early morning hours of June 19th, 2019, deputies from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the emergency department at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital for a report of a 31-year-old male who had been brought in with a reported gunshot wound to the abdomen. The […]
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NCSO warns of phone scam targeting sex offender registrants
June 14, 2019 – The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office has recently been made aware of a phone scam targeting sex offender registrants. Parties unknown have been calling locally-registered sex offenders and have been attempting to extort the registrants by impersonating members of the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office and asking the registrants to pay “bail” to […]
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Home invasion on Rodeo Way in Nevada County
March 28, 2019 – On Wednesday, March 27th, at around 1:00 in the afternoon, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting an armed, home-invasion robbery had just occurred in the 14000 block of Rodeo Way in the unincorporated area of Grass Valley. An elderly woman was home alone when two masked suspects […]
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Multiple arrests in residential burglaries on River Ranch Road
February 13, 2019 – Over the past several months, residents in the area of River Ranch Road and Frontier Lane have reported numerous quality of life complaints to the sheriff’s office, which have included concerns of suspicious activity, thefts, burglaries, and requests for extra patrol. About a month ago, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Special Investigations […]
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Recent commercial burglary suspect in custody
NEVADA CITY, Calif. January 29, 2019 – On 1-21-2019, Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) deputies responded to the Loma Rica commercial business district for a reported burglary to Gray Electric. Upon initial investigation deputies learned unknown suspect(s) forced entry into the business, disabled the security system, disabled the video cameras, loaded one of Gray Electric’s […]
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Incident on You Bet Road not a mountain lion attack
December 10, 2018 – Last night, patrol deputies were dispatched to the 17000 block of You Bet Road after passersby located a 50-year-old man on the side of the road with a severe laceration to his throat. Original reports to our patrol deputies indicated the injury was the result of a mountain lion attack; however, […]
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Donald Nader disappearance now considered a possible homicide
December 7, 2018 – Last night, around midnight, the Sheriff’s Office concluded a three-day search warrant service at the residence of 48-year-old Donald J. Nader, who we believe has been missing since the later part of 2016. This agency’s investigators were assisted by several surrounding agencies, to include the California Department of Justice’s Bureau of […]
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Public’s help requested in locating Donald J. Nader
December 4, 2018 – In June of this year Investigators from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force served a search warrant at 18332 Lawrence Way in Grass Valley. During the execution of that warrant, investigators began to question the whereabouts of the homeowner, Donald J. Nader, age 48. A subsequent investigation has failed […]
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Narcotics search warrant leads to three locations and a bust
NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 2, 2018 – On August 1, 2018 at approximately 0700 Hours, Detectives from the Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant in the 14000 block of Skeeter Hollow in Nevada City. The warrant for was for a large-scale marijuana grow observed during aerial surveillance. During the execution of this warrant, detectives […]
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Remains found in Nevada County confirmed to be those of Adea Shabani
March 28, 2018 – At 8AM this morning, the remains in this case were autopsied at the Placer County Morgue. During autopsy the decedent was positively identified through tattoos as Adea Shabani, 25 YOA, from Los Angeles. The manner of death in this case has been determined to be homicide; however, the cause of death […]
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Gun shop burglary in Grass Valley today
August 3, 2016 – At around 0808 Hours this morning, a local gun shop, Mustang Firearms, on Alta Street in Grass Valley, was burglarized by two, black male adults. The store owner believes around 20 handguns of miscellaneous make and model were stolen. Using masks and gloves to conceal their identities, the men forced entry […]